Thomas Mifflin

Thomas Mifflin (10 January 1744-20 January 1800) was the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1788 to 17 December 1799, succeeding Benjamin Franklin and preceding Thomas McKean. Mifflin was a Major-General during the American Revolutionary War, twice serving as Quartermaster-General of the Continental Army.

Biography
Thomas Mifflin was born on 10 January 1744 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1765, Mifflin established a mercantile business with his brother, and he served in the Continental Congress until the start of the American Revolutionary War, when he left the congress and his Quaker religion to serve in the Continental Army. On 14 August 1775, George Washington appointed him as the first Quartermaster-General, and his leadership in battle led to him being promoted to Brigadier-General. In 1787, Mifflin served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention before serving as President of Pennsylvania from 1788 to 1791 and then as its Governor from 1791 to 1799. Mifflin decreed that no less than six towns should bear his name, and he died a month after he left office, with Thomas McKean succeeding him. Fort Mifflin was named for him.